38th Annual BFJA Awards

The 38th Annual Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards were held on 1975, honoring the best Indian cinema in 1974.

Best India Film

 * Ankur
 * Chorus
 * Garm Hava
 * Rajnigandha
 * Chhenra Tamsuk
 * Sonar Kella
 * Namak Haraam
 * Sujata
 * Jadubangsha
 * Phuleswari

Best Director

 * Mrinal Sen – Chorus

Best Actor

 * Uttam Kumar – Amanush

Best Actress

 * Aparna Sen – Sujata

Best Supporting Actor

 * Ashit Bandopadhyay – Chorus

Best Supporting Actress

 * Sumitra Mukherjee – Debi Choudhurani

Best Music Director

 * Hemanta Mukherjee – Phuleswari

Best Lyricist

 * Mukul Dutta – Phuleswari

Best Male Playback Singer

 * Hemanta Mukherjee – Phuleswari

Best Female Playback Singer

 * Arundhati Holme Chowdhury – Je Jekhane Danriye

Best Screenplay

 * Mrinal Sen – Chorus

Best Cinematography (Black & White)

 * K. K. Mahajan – Chorus

Best Cinematography (Colour)

 * Soumendu Roy – Sonar Kella

Best Art Director

 * Shanti Das – Amanush

Best Editor

 * Gangadhar Naskar – Chorus

Best Audiography

 * J. D. Irani & Anil Talukdar – Sonar Kella

Best Director

 * Shyam Benegal – Ankur

Best Actor

 * Rajesh Khanna – Namak Haraam

Best Actress

 * Shabana Azmi – Ankur

Best Supporting Actor

 * Sadhu Meher – Ankur

Best Supporting Actress

 * Mousumi Chatterjee – Kora Kagaz

Best Music Director

 * Kalyanji-Anandji – Kora Kagaz

Best Lyricist

 * M. G. Hashmat – Kora Kagaz

Best Male Playback Singer

 * Kishore Kumar – Kora Kagaz

Best Female Playback Singer

 * Lata Mangeshkar – Kora Kagaz

Best Screenplay

 * Shyam Benegal – Ankur

Best Cinematography (Colour)

 * Jal Mistry – Hindustan Ki Kasam

Best Art Director

 * B. D. Jadhav – Pinjra

Best Editor

 * G. G. Mayekar – Rajnigandha

Best Audiography

 * Mukul Basu – Hindustan Ki Kasam

Most Outstanding Work of The Year

 * Late Balraj Sahni – Garm Hava

Best Film

 * – The French Connection

Best Director

 * William Friedkin – The French Connection